State Board hikes property valuation in Kentucky to 780 million
Frankfort Ky The Kentucky Equalization Board finalizes assessed property value at 780 million dollars reflecting an average rise of 10 percent across counties. Counties listed show varied increases by land and personal property with percentages ranging from five to twenty five percent and multiple town lot adjustments.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Rumbera
Iter
Anderson
Bourbon
Monson
Floyd
Garrard
Grayson
Green
Jessamine
Lawrence
Leslie
Latcher
Lewis
Livingston
Lyon
Marion
Mason
McCracken
Muhlenberg
Oldham
Owsley
Perry
Pulaski
Robertson
Rowan
Shelby
Simpson
Wayne
Whitley
Boone
Christian
Ae Crittenden
Daviess
Elliott
el- Fulton
Hancock
Jackee Johnson
Larue
Montgomery
Ohio
Ockcastle
Russell
Scott
Union
Gallatin
Graves
Hardin
Harlan
Harrison
Henderson
Hopkins
Magoffin
Marshall
Nicholas
Bath
Hickman
McLean
Powell
Spencer
Wolfe
Morgan
Jefferson
Kenton
Newman Re-Elected Secretary at Kentucky State Fair
Louisville report states J. W. Newman was re elected as secretary of the Kentucky State Pair after a 5 to 4 vote. J. L. Dent cast the decisive ballot for Newman while Emory Dent’s last minute bid failed. The motion by M. C. Scovell reduced the secretary’s term to four years.
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Louisville
J. W. Newman
Kentucky
J. L. Dent
Newman
Emory Dent
L. Dent
M. C. Scovell
Court Affirms Damages Rule In Personal Injury Suit
In Frankfort Kentucky the court of appeals rules a party guilty of contributory negligence may still recover if the other party knew or could have known of the risk with ordinary care. The case of Charles B. Doll v Louisville Hallway Co was reversed to give Doll another chance to claim damages for injuries from a street car collision while riding a buggy.
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Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Bar
Charles B. Doll
Louisville Hallway Co
Jefferson Circuit Court
Doli
Mrs. Eliza D Gibson Dies in Lexington at 72
Mrs Eliza Duncan Gibson aged 72 widow of Col Harr y Gibson died at Ingleside farm after nearly a year of illness from valvular heart trouble. She was daughter of Col Henry Duncan a Louisville area magnate and sister to Maj Henry T Duncan former Lexington mayor. Survived by five children Duncan and Hart Gibson H J Von Engleben of Palatka Florida Mila Harrison G Poster of Minneapolis and Richardson T Gibson of Hampton Farms Virginia. Funeral held at Ingleside.
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Lexington
Eliza Duncan Gibson
Harry Gibson
Ingleside Farm
Gilson
Henry Duncan
Kentucky
Henry T. Duncan
Ming
Duncan
Hart Gibson
H. J. von Engleben
Palatka, Mila
Harrison G. Poster
Minneapolis
Richardson ‘T. Gib‘son
Hampton Farms
Randall T. ‘Gibeon
Louisiana
Ingleside
National Guard Officers to Learn Tactics via Correspondence School
Kentucky National Guard officers will study military tactics through a correspondence school planned by Gov Willson and Adjt Gen Johnston. Retired Capt William N Hughes to lead the program from the Adjutant General’s office, aimed at instruction rather than field experience.
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Frankfort
Kentucky National Guard
Willson
Adjt
Johnston
William N. Hughes
A. S
Johoston
Physician Risks Life to Save Toddler in Kentucky Carnage
Dr. R. E. Haymond of Loulaville risked his life to rescue a three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Metzler from being run over by a fast suburban car. He leaped, gripped the child and fender, and both were dragged 40 feet and survived with bruises as the child’s clothing tore away and the doctor’s hat was crushed. The parents were at the burial of the child’s 11 year old, and the mother was not informed of the near tragedy.
Kentucky Sheep Dipping Mandate Upheld by Federal Bureau
A letter from A D Melvin chief of the U S government bureau of animal industry to Commissioner Rankin orders all Kentucky sheep bound for interstate shipment to be dipped at Louisville before leaving the state. Dippings must be done at points with inspection and accompanied by an inspector signed certificate detailing date and method. bureau supervision is provided at no cost to the owner.
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Frankfort
A. D. Melvin
United States Government
Bureau of Animal Industry
Rankin
Kentucky
Louisville
Secretary of Agriculture
Last Halley’s Comet Visit Remembered in Lexington
Mrs Susan Darna of Lexington recalls the last appearance of Halley’s Comet noting the earlier less heralded arrival, the local alarm, and a meteoric shower as the comet began its westward return across the sky.
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Lexington
Susan Darnaby
Halley
Darnaby
Death by acid shocks Kentucky business leader Spohn
KY wires report Cynthiana death by self ingestion. Spohn a prominent Knight Templar Knight of Pythias and Elk. Note on bridge project bids open June 1 and July 1 deadlines. Kentucky news covers politics education and a pistol battle injuring a patrolman, plus a Harrodsburg verdict in a civil case.
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Cynthiana
John H. W. Spohn
Spohn
Louisville
Paintsville
Henry 8. Barker
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Kentucky University
Lexington
James K. Patterson
Richard Webber
Richard Moore
Frankfort
Kentucky
Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs
Harrodsburg
T J. Royalty
East Tennessee Telephone Co
Home made stalls offer comfort and cleanliness
A Wisconsin College of Agriculture bulletin outlines sanitary cow stalls with emphasis on comfort and cleanliness. The design uses adjustable crossbars, forward tied cows, hinged tops, and partitions to prevent stepping on udders, aiming for easy feeding and milking, with ten stalls costing about $60.33.
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C. A. Ocock
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Sensible Iowa Hog House Captures Modern Farrow Shelter
Thomas O. Boyle reports James P. Condon of Oak Park farm in Webster county Iowa built a hollow cement block hog house designed for ventilation warmth and sanitation. The 64 by 10 by 10 foot structure features a three ply rubber roof a full length cement feed trough and tight windbreak walls. It houses 60 piglets born in February thriving on straw bedding during cold snaps and shows promise of a $10 market as Condon credits the housing for the pigs health and growth.
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James P. Condon
Oak Park Farm
Thomas O. Boyle
Webster County
Iowa
Homestead
Mr. Condon
Condon Unes
Country Cars For Farmers A New Market Emerges
Automobile makers see growth as farmers with larger crops spend more. A practical country car must handle mud snow and rough roads, weigh 1200 to 3000 pounds, be simple and standardized for home repairs, and save time over horses especially during planting harvesting and repairs.
Worn-Out Land Seeding to Clover Boosts Harvests
A Baltimore American writer argues the cheapest way to restore worn land is to seed half to clover and leave the rest to receive manure and fertilizer. After a year or two, the clovered half is plowed and a fresh dressing of chemical fertilizer pays off on the other half, yielding greater income than full cultivation.
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Baltimore American
Value of a Sow in Breeding and Profit
The sow that rears two litters yearly and nourishes them to twenty weeks old is worth two or three times pork prices, however high pork may be. Do not fatten your sows until they fail to be reliable breeders.
Life Elixir Claim Sparks Skepticism From Cleveland Doctors
Dr Doyen of Paris touts Mycolysine or mycolysene as an elixir of long life potentially adding fifteen to twenty years by boosting phagocyte activity and dissolving germs. Cleveland physicians warn against hype, noting no rush to Paris tests and favor lifestyle factors like golf exercise and temperate habits over any pill.
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Cleveland
Eugene Doyen
Paris
Hamilton Biggar
Doyen
Filtration key to typhoid control in cities
A Vermont board of health bulletin notes Philadelphia’s typhoid decline after installing filtration and cites seven cities showing a roughly 70 percent drop in annual typhoid deaths. Water and milk are major carriers, but flies, contact, polluted shellfish, and produce also spread the disease. Filtration alone helps, but other controls remain essential.
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Philadelphia
Vermont State Board of Health
Fies
Manuscripts of Unusual Interest at Sotheby’s sale
The Sotheby’s sale will gather autograph collectors for royal manuscripts including letters from sovereign pontiffs spanning 1417 to 1908 and writings of Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I in a Shakespearean hand. The auction promises insight into court intrigue and long unsolved royal mysteries.
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Sotheby's
Ranglif
Mary Queen of Scots
Queen Elizabeth
American Register, Lanton
Very Fishy Romance of a Fisherman's Daughter
The narrator crafts a playful, pun filled exchange between a fisherman's daughter and her sweetheart. Wordplay centers on nets, crabs, and fish terms as they vow closeness and a life together, ending with a coy line about a shared future.
A Quick Cat And A Garret Mouse Tale
A southern New Hampshire hotel proprietor recalls as a boy seeing a cat chase a mouse from an open garret window. The mouse leaped, the cat caught it mid air, then whirled and returned through the same window in a vivid childhood memory. In another anecdote, The Quoter notes that Senator Sorghum avoids quoting poetry in speeches, calling it a way to shift responsibility.
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New Hampshire
Senator Sorghum
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